Jerry Levin, who sold Time Warner to AOL, has described the $124bn deal as the 'worst of the century', but it's a crown for which there is plenty of competition, the Telegraph writes.
Of course, if one thinks 2000 is really part of the current century, there are other challengers for the worst-deal crown. The carve-up of ABN AMRO in 2007, which nearly sank both Royal Bank of Scotland and Fortis, is hard to beat. Full story...
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